Legal Research is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #114 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal research. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 degrees in legal research during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The legal research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Research Schools in Michigan.
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The schools below may not offer all types of legal research degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in legal research needs to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 legal research students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were roughly 26 legal research students who graduated with this degree at WMU-Cooley Law School in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the legal research program make an average of $43,655 in their early career salary.
Michigan State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in legal research. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 3 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Wayne State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in legal research. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 3 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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